Jeremy Parish

NES Works Gaiden #049: Lunar Ball & Karateka (Patreon)

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2022-10-19 11:56:46

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2024-04

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We are rapidly nearing the end of NES Works Gaiden's journey through the early days of Famicom. This series will not be continuing on into 1986, and this is why: As we wind down here, the material seems overly familiar. We've seen Lunar Ball already as Champion Billiards and Lunar Pool on SG-1000 and NES, and Karateka as Karateka and Master Karateka on Atari 7800 and Game Boy. Honestly, enough is enough. Roll on Master System, I say.

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This week, a pair of games that have both been covered before on this channel... twice! So, rather than belabor the point, this episode works more as a treatise on the rapid rise and shakeout of the Japanese games industry around this point—the brief Nintendo-led gold rush of 1985 and the harsh reality that followed. Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! NES/Famicom footage captured from @Analogue Nt Mini; arcade footage captured from MiSTer with thanks to @MiSTer Addons. Video upscaled to 720 with @Micomsoft xRGB Mini Framemeister.